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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1938
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Anna and plans around March 11 and a celebration at a post. It references the auxiliary and the Legion, with scattered names and dates, but the full context remains unclear.
A chaotic OCR fragment recalls varied local notes from January including a net operating deficit of 173 038 against 3 803 708 for 1927, railroad revenue shifts, a Golden Rule Club dinner, health officer Leo Chambers outlining quarantine duties, a weekly Great Lakes forecast, and multiple state economic figures along with unrelated regional notices and stray anecdotes.
Charges against Amos A Williams arising from a November hunting property incident were set aside by Judge J Orin Waite of Erie. Williams had been convicted of cruelty to an animal and related counts, and fined 300 with costs. The 1938 order requires payment of costs and returns a $100 bond posted, nullifying the remaining charges and the Alderman's sentence.
Harrisburg reports the State Game Commission plans to convert the Mount Gretna Reservation into a hunter's paradise. The area will include hunting grounds and refuges with about 700 acres set for farm-guard orientation while thousands of acres may transfer to the Department of Welfare for the proposed Pennsylvania Alcatraz.
In Meadville Fei on Thursday Judge Lee A McCracken gave Lawrence J A Brown 37 of Titusville a sentence of four to eight years in the Western penitentiary plus a $190 fine and costs. Brown was convicted of felonious punishement involving his 19 year old daughter Rose, with limited courtroom access during trial. Robert Coleman of Meadville was found guilty of statutory rape and bastardy involving a 14 year old Geneva girl, fined $400 and costs, and sentenced to five years at the Allegheny County Workhouse.
Dunwmus N Y Feb 26 People of this generation recall New Yorks last public execution in Mayville Chautauqua county seat on May 15 1825 for the slaying of his wife with a stove pokey About 19000 gathered to witness the hanging many women ox carts and pioneer camped near the town The execution occurred near the present county courthouse Sheriff William Saxton summoned the 207th Regiment under Col William Bond as guards John Sawyer preached at the gallows quoting Proverbs 19:19 The news traveled slowly no telegraph and the legislature soon passed a bill limiting future public executions.
Franklin reports Frank Schulze, 45, shot in the head by a stray 22 caliber bullet while supervising WPA workers near Meadville and St Barriel's Cemetery. He suffered a bruised skull but recovered enough to resume work. State police investigated as youths claimed they were crow shooting. The shooter was distant, and charges were pending.
All men and boys of the community are invited to attend the Corry Men's Bible Class meeting Sunday afternoon with District Attorney Mortimer Graham of White will be the speaker. Class officers hope to draw a large crowd, following a previous attendance of 110, and plan special music by the Men's Class Orchestra under Carl Way.
Feathers of the indigo bunting appear brown under magnification, yet when the bird moves in light the iridescent blue tone emerges, challenging surface color perceptions. The phenomenon highlights how microscopic structure and optical lighting create shifting hues in nature.
New Pennsylvania rule requires drivers involved in crashes with injury to submit to another driver's examination to determine license continuation or suspension. Effective March 1, the measure ties to a safety campaign against auto fatalities and mandates re-examination for drivers when injuries occur or when two drivers are involved and someone is injured. Authorities call it a potent tool against reckless operation.
State Representative Isidor Catroff of Philadelphia advocates a broad auto injury compensation fund. The plan would create a state fund funded by higher license and vehicle fees, pay accident victims based on injury severity and earnings, limit medical expenses, have a state board decide claims, and bar the responsible driver from registering or operating a vehicle until reimbursement is made.
Henry Kessler leader of Wayne Brewing Co and executor of the Kessler estate is reported dying in Mexia City from pneumonia. Daughter in law Mrs Marthe Kessler relayed the news from Mexia hospital. Two sons Harris and Gilmrd Kessler left for Cleveland after word.
The last in a series of events before Lent is hosted by the ladies of St Elizabeths Church. The card party begins at 8 o’clock in St Elizabeths hall with contract and hand bridge and five hundred. Seven awards will be given and a luncheon will follow. Tickets may be purchased from committee members or at the rectory.
In Erie on February 24 Register of Wills Carlton V. King ruled a will produced by Mrs Ulf Dougher y Christakas following the death of her husband Louis Christakas a local care proprietor was valid The decision rejected the second purported will and named the widow as sole beneficiary of the estate valued roughly between 2200 and 3600 dollars The brother’s will had named a Greece resident Constantinos Christlakos as beneficiary and the hearings are ordered to continue
In Eastport Maine James Phillips pledges a dinghy race from Black's Harbor Histor to mark a birthday event. The note mentions Next Birthday Paflitos turning 103 years old on the occasion.
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